LINDEN, NJ — Poet and writer Gary Turchin, a former longtime resident of Linden who graduated from Linden High School in 1970, now lives in California, but Linden still figures in his life, as it is the location where his novel, “Through a Broken Window,” is set. The novel brought home a first-place 2020 Best […]
RAHWAY / LINDEN, NJ — Rahway police are searching for Brian Gooney, a Linden Public Schools educator, who has been missing since March 9. Anyone who has seen Gooney or has any information on his whereabouts is urged to call the Rahway police tips line at 732-827-2200. Gooney, a Rahway resident, is a paraprofessional at […]
LINDEN — Versatile Linden teacher Walter Schweikardt has been selected as an exemplary educator by the New Jersey Department of Education. He is one of just 93 teachers across the state who are being honored for 2020. He joins Linden School No. 1 fifth-grade teacher Amy Maloney in being honored. “Congratulations to Mr. Schweikardt for […]
LINDEN, NJ — For Linden Airport manager Paul Dudley, a Staten Island native and father of three who has been at the airport for 37 years and served as director for 31 of those years, the snowstorms that have blanketed New Jersey in the past month are just one more job. A pilot himself, Dudley […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners cut the ribbon on Wednesday, Feb. 3, for the new Union County Fire/EMS Training Academy. The new facility provides classroom space for both professional and volunteer firefighters in training, as well as continuing education for firefighters and EMTs who are currently serving. Forty-four firefighters […]
LINDEN, NJ — The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has launched a new initiative to support municipalities in combating illegal dumping, acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced Feb. 8. Spurred by community feedback from listening sessions hosted in environmental justice communities, DEP Assistant Commissioner Elizabeth Dragon spearheaded the development of the Collaboration and Deterrence Project […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County Board of County Commissioners has announced that 60 artists, historians and local nonprofit organizations will receive funding through the 2021 Union County HEART — History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands — grant program. The HEART grant program was created by the Board of Commissioners in 1998, in recognition of […]
UNION COUNTY, NJ — 2020 was packed to the brim with goings-on, from COVID-19 to the census, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the presidential election. While COVID-19 and unrest dominated headlines, there were many infrastructure advancements in Union County. The following is a short recap of some of those improvements; this is by […]
LINDEN, NJ — At the Linden Council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19, council members reported that, despite the limitations imposed on them by the COVID-19 pandemic, they were still able to accomplish a number of tasks in the past year. The financial report from the Division of Transportation and Parking for the month of December […]
LINDEN, NJ — Linden public school administrators have begun mentoring at-risk students to ensure that they do not fall behind or get overlooked while the district continues with remote learning due to COVID-19. Superintendent Marnie Hazelton tracked student data for the first marking period to identify vulnerable high school and middle school students who were […]